 EGYPT: Mona Omar, a social worker, holds an FGM-awareness poster at a meeting of the UNICEF-assisted Better Life Association for Comprehensive Development in the village of Al-Shorafa in Al-Minya, Upper Egypt. The drawing depicts a girl crying as her mother forces her into a medical clinic to have the procedure performed, although the doctor also appears opposed to the practice. The text above reads, "From a medical perspective, cutting girls is most harmful." The poster was created by the National Campaign for Combating FGM, in collaboration with United Nations agencies. UNICEF supports advocacy on the dangers of FGM at healthcare facilities, local NGOs and other civil society groups across the country (Courtesy of UNICEF/ HQ05-1563, Giacomo Pirozzi) parent page (24 - 30 November 2005, issue #770) |